Application Release Lead: Programs & Deployments

Zohorecruit; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

C.L. Hebron Enterprises, Inc. is seeking an Application Program Manager/Specialist to oversee release planning across multiple projects in a technology consulting environment.

You will coordinate calendars, define readiness criteria, and guide go/no-go decisions with stakeholders. You will partner with development, QA, and UAT teams to confirm scope, sequencing, and dependencies, while maintaining thorough release documentation and post-release reporting.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in release management, deployment coordination, or a related delivery role within software implementation or technology consulting environments
• Proven understanding of SDLC, environment management, and change control processes
• Experience with release or work-tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or similar tools
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate across technical and business teams under time pressure
• Experience managing multiple release schedules simultaneously in a fast-paced setting
• Experience working with federal or state government agencies

Responsibilities

• Create and manage the release calendar and coordinate release schedules across concurrent projects
• Define and enforce release management processes, including release readiness criteria, approval gates, and rollback plans
• Partner with development, QA, and UAT teams to confirm release scope, sequencing, and dependencies
• Lead release planning and go/no-go meetings, ensuring risks and open items are visible to stakeholders before deployment
• Coordinate deployment activities across environments (dev, test, staging, production) with technical teams
• Maintain release documentation, including release notes, change logs, and post-release reports
• Identify and mitigate release risks, escalating issues that could affect timeline or client commitments
• Support post-release monitoring and coordinate quick resolution of any issues that surface after go-live
• Continuously refine release management practices and templates to improve consistency across engagements

Skills

Release management

Deployment coordination

Stakeholder management

SDLC knowledge

Environment management

Change control

Government experience

Time management

Education

ITIL certification

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

ServiceNow

Job description

C.L. Hebron Enterprises, Inc. is seeking an Application Program Manager/Specialist to oversee release planning across multiple projects in a technology consulting environment.

You will coordinate calendars, define readiness criteria, and guide go/no-go decisions with stakeholders. You will partner with development, QA, and UAT teams to confirm scope, sequencing, and dependencies, while maintaining thorough release documentation and post-release reporting.